Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A drinker is served a pint inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A drinker is served a pint inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Customers outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street have a cigarette on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Customers outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street have a cigarette on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A customer enters the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A customer enters the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Drinkers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street chat on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A poster advertising the Bell share offer is displayed outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A poster advertising the Bell share offer is displayed outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A drinker steps outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street to have a cigarette on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A drinker steps outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street to have a cigarette on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Bath's Bell Inn Saved By Community Buyout Scheme

Matt Cardy

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

Customers inside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street enjoy a drink on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720,000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP.

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A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed outside the... News PhotoBell,England,Horizontal,Human Interest,Poster,UKPhotographer Matt CardyCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBATH, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: A poster advertises the Bell share offer is displayed outside the Bell Inn in Walcot Street on March 21, 2013 in Bath, England. Customers of the popular music venue have raised 720000 GBP to buy the pub from its current owner in a campaign to save it, which has been backed by rock stars including Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. When the pub was put up for sale, customers launched a buyout with shares priced from 500 GBP to 20,000 GBP to initially raise 500,000 GBP with a loan to cover the shortfall in the asking price of 925,000 GBP. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)